Metrics, expectation of everything every time. - Legacy Qwest - Customer Financial Services Lumen Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2011
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Pros

Raise of over 6 dollars an hour in less than 2 years due to new position opening up (Occupational). Very good benefits, and 5000 a year for college that's not required to be work related. About 3 weeks in paid time off after a couple of years. 401K match, Pension vested after only 5 years. For the most part the coworkers that survive are reasonably intelligent and good people. After this job every other job would be cake.

Cons

After doing this job every other job would be cake. Very stressful position, basically 3 jobs in one, general customer service & billing questions, collections, and sales. Sales and collections are diametrically opposed psychologically speaking. Management style is micro, even if you are meeting monthly objectives seems like they are building a case to fire you rather than coach you. Ob Form for a call that is supposed to be 430 seconds or less has 16 or 17 items that are required. Spend a lot of time cleaning up and explaining accounts that other reps or vendors have fouled up. Centurylink not hiring for same position, appears to want to reduce staff.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Easy to learn, manageable schedule, supportive management

Cons

Changes in systems with many malfunctions, confusing workflows, policies set with little guidance (like figure it out yourself)

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for leaving an honest review. Because of feedback like yours, we get better every day. Change can definitely be challenging. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential so we can all succeed together. We're glad you value our learning systems, agile working model, and management. Thank you again for your feedback. We're happy to have you on the team!
4.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Good pay, great benefits, great people to work with, boss is great, etc.

Cons

Company is undergoing transformation, so it's a bit chaotic. Have to work with old stuff and new stuff at the same time. Hopefully that will change as we transform further.

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. Transformation can definitely be challenging. We're committed to growth opportunities so we can all succeed together. We're glad you are taking advantage of compensation, benefits, and our people. Thank you for the work you do with us. We're happy to have you on the team.
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